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Verben im Prsens
learning target
Aim of this section is to bring any verb in the correct form in the present tense:
I read a book.
you read a book.
he/she/it reads a book.
we read a book.
you read a book.
they read a book.
In English it's quite easy. You just have to add a "s" for "he/she/it" and for the rest you can take the infinitive.
In German there is a different ending for almost every person.
rules
du stem + st gehst
For "wir" and "sie" (plural) just use the infinitive without any modification. For "du", "er/sie/es" and "ihr" use
the Wortstamm (stem) and add the ending from the table. The Wortstamm (stem) is the infinitive without the
ending "en".
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group B: verbs which follow a strict pattern with slightly exceptions
Verbs of group B follow the same rules as group A but for some verbs slightly modifications are necessary:
1.) Verbs in which the stem ends with "t", "d", "chn", "dn", "fn", "gn" or "tm" require an additional "e" after the
stem in the "du", "er/sie/es" and "ihr" -form.
du stem + e + st arbeitest
2.) Verbs in which the stem ends with "s", "ss", "", "x" or "z" require just a "t" instead of "st" in the the "du"-
form.
du stem + t tanzt
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3.) When the stem ends with "eln" the "e" before "l" is dropped in the "ich"-form.
du stem + st lchelst
4.) Some verbs with an "a" or "e" in their stem change the stem vowel to "" or "ie / i" in the "du" and
"er/sie/es"-form.
verbs with a -> change backen, blasen, braten, empfangen, fahren, fallen, fangen, graben, halten, laden,
lassen, laufen, raten, saufen, schlafen, schlagen, tragen, wachsen, waschen
verbs with e -> ie change befehlen, empfehlen, geschehen, lesen, sehen, stehlen
verbs with e -> i change bergen, brechen, dreschen, essen, erschrecken, fechten, flechten, fressen, geben,
gelten, helfen, melken, messen, nehmen, quellen, schmelzen, schwellen, sprechen,
stechen, sterben, treffen, treten, verderben, vergessen, werben, werden, werfen
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group C: verbs which don't follow any pattern
A group of verbs don't follow any rule and their forms have to be learned by heart. To this group belong:
examples
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Infinitiv ich du er/sie/es wir ihr sie Englisch
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Verbs with stem vowel change
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verbs with e > i change